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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thor demands to know the man's name and he replies that it is ________.
(a) Geirrod.
(b) Svipdag.
(c) Harbard.
(d) Hyndla.

2. Gylfi tells an old woman he will give her as much of ______ as she can plow.
(a) Norway.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Finland.
(d) Germany.

3. ______ boasts that he can eat more than any giant.
(a) Loki.
(b) Thor.
(c) Thialfi.
(d) Hymir.

4. Svipdag calls to Groa at the gates of ________, within that myth's story.
(a) Jotunheim.
(b) Niflheim.
(c) Midgard.
(d) Muspellheim.

5. When Thor awakens he discovers that he is _______ within the myth.
(a) Drowning.
(b) On fire.
(c) Trapped.
(d) Floating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Odin once desired ________ daughter, according to the description in the story.

2. Odin and _______ give the giant many horns of ale, but he does not fall into a stupor.

3. The dwarf is still in Thor's hall when ______, , according to the myth.

4. Upon their arrival the giant _______ declares each one must be proved worthy of staying.

5. Thor is told how to get home but hurls a _______ on his way.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Hreidmar and his sons Fafnir and Regin decide to do as a result of the dead otter they see in Loki's hands?

2. Why does Freyja encircle the giantess in fire after she says something offensive to her?

3. Who does Balder's mother ask to not harm her son in any way, so as to prevent his death?

4. What happens when the men realize they have no meat to eat on the night they stay in the poor farmhouse?

5. What does the dwarf do to the red gold which Loki uses to heal the otter which he has killed?

6. What do the men realize they are sleeping in when they awake in the morning?

7. Hel tells Hermond that she will release Balder when what happens?

8. Who do the gods believe Thokk really is as he is the only one who refuses to weep for Balder when asked to do so?

9. Why does Freyja call Hyndla out of her cave at the beginning of this section of the book?

10. What promise does Thrud's father refuse to uphold when he objects to the union of Alvis and Thrud?

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